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A) Google:
1) Websites exist to provide information for people that want it.
2) Websites can opt-out of being indexed
3) Google indexes those sites which have not opted-out
4) Google provides a service for people to search that index to find services/information they are looking for.
5) People sometimes search for "bad things" like unauthorized content
B) Telcos
1) People and Businesses get telephones so friends/customers can contact them.
2) They can opt-out of being listed (indexed) [ unlisted number]
3) Telco & Yellow Pages index all the phone numbers/names which have not opted-out
4) Telco & YP provide a search service so customers can find what they are looking for (used to be a free book delivered to your house)
5) People sometimes searched for "Bad Things" (like escort services)
So what makes "A" illegal and "B" legal again?
Re: Not surprised in the least
There is a simpler question to be asked...
I recall a case many years ago when a company was sued for "discriminatory hiring" as they didn't have ANY women. Their entire defense consisted of "No woman has ever applied for the job".
So - maybe the questions should be "how many women want to work on the Daily Show?" and "How many have applied to do so?"
A different viewpoint
the most ham-fisted abuse of usage caps is simply that they exist.
In related news... Farmers Rejoice
knowing how much popcorn this epic tale is going to sell...
Don't forget the hardware makers...
... many of those very early games were "give-aways" with the high-end graphic cards of the day - I think I got my castle wolfenstein with a turtle beach graphics card...the gaming culture itself was kickstarted not from store sales - but from these early freebies.
As history continues to show
nothing gets read faster/farther than a "banned" book;
nothing got bought/sold faster than "prohibited" alcohol;
and nothing will get encryption/tor/vpn usage to spread faster than this ban.
This will be funny...
Since they absolutely know that "The Google" is the internet, they only have to block it and all will be well in their little world.
Who knew that France and Spain would turn out to be allies in exile...
How 'bout this very public step?
Keep it up Senator Burr, and you may discover that the public has a very public step THEY can do... it is called a "recall".
Both are obviously true
1) They have a full version of the report on their network in a private/shared folder and in printed form.
2) They requested that a copy be burned to a CD, packaged, and delivered to them.
They have read #1; They have never opened #2.
See how easy gov't speak is to prove to be "truthy" ??
The progression (history to future...)
If they care...
...about people and lives - they would develop cures.
...about never-ending profits - they would develop treatments.
Which is it that they do again?
Since it is pre 1972
Our Rallying Anthem must be the best song of 1971...
Bye, Bye Miss American Pie
Shed a tear for culture.
Diametrically Opposed Purposes
They are trying to protect the net for us.
We are trying to protect the net from them.
This will not end well for either side - but guess which side will suffer the most casualties...
"selectively" doesn't cut it
If "Redskin(s)" as part of a mark is offensive to the USPTO, then they must rescind ALL trademarks from ALL companies which have "Redskin(s)" in them.
And let's not be sexist here - let's get rid of "Squaw" marks while we're at it...the ladies have the right to be offended as well, don't they?
Then we can move on to every other name that might offend someone somewhere...
Pretty soon, the USPTO can shut their doors as no marks will be left to manage.
And as an added bonus, think of all the TM lawyers who will be out of business!
We Need It ALL
you need to understand - if we have EVERY bit of data on EVERYONE and EVERYTHING then whenever anything happens, we can prove that we knew it would. See how wonderful we are?
/s/ the 3-letter agencies
/sarc
There is far more money
in life-time treatments than there is in a one-time cure.
Awesome news!
In light of this wonderful news, I have ordered 12 cases of popcorn. I look forward to many wonderfully creative stories...
A more simple response
#gogofckurself
V/I Ratio
If every village is to have its village idiot it seems to me that the obvious solution is to build a LOT more villages..
Re: Too True
I have a client that still has "jscript" and "javascript 1.1" defined in their web apps..